Wordly.ai is hiring a Director of Product Engineering to lead the group responsible for delivering high-quality, scalable translation and translation-adjacent features. You will manage multiple cross-functional software development teams working on various product features in parallel.

What You'll Do

Prioritize, staff, and manage multiple product features through the development lifecycle.
Empathetically manage individuals through constructive coaching and provide opportunities for professional development.
Delegate responsibilities effectively to facilitate team growth.
Create and maintain a welcoming and supportive group culture.
Manage hiring and onboarding for new Customer Experience team members.
Develop and maintain effective engineering processes to keep the group focused on business objectives.
Communicate on a technical level with engineers to scope projects and understand potential roadblocks.
Act as a hands-on engineer in small bursts to help development teams stay focused.
Work with cross-functional teams to create and oversee achievable project milestones and schedules.
Manage outsourced engineering teams to ensure adherence to statements of work and that deliverables meet criteria.
Regularly assess and manage project risks to identify and address potential issues.
Create, organize, and share detailed project documentation with stakeholders.
Prepare and give presentations to senior management on the state of ongoing projects.
Manage vendor relationships to ensure contractual obligations and SLAs are met.
Oversee the delivery of software features to the production environment.

What We're Looking For

A strong technical background with at least 7+ years of hands-on software development experience.
At least 3+ years of experience as an engineering manager or in a related people management role.
Experience staffing and managing multiple development teams that coordinate effectively.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects to satisfy business and engineering objectives.
Ability to institute clear, measurable, and effective engineering processes for successful feature delivery.
Experience overseeing at least one major software project from concept to delivery.
Outstanding communication and documentation skills, capable of understanding technical and business concepts and communicating them simply across domains.
Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision, taking initiative and making informed decisions.
Strong problem-solving skills, devising creative solutions and workarounds.
Willingness and ability to work with external and outsourced teams in varying timezones.
Comfort working in a fully remote environment.

Nice to Have

Experience working as an engineer or manager on other translation and/or transcription software solutions.
Experience working as an engineer or manager for a cloud-based software solution.
Hands-on experience working on microservice architectures.
Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) tools such as Jenkins or ArgoCD.
Experience working with dedicated quality assurance teams.
A B.S. degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited institution.